He has hunted some of the most notorious and sadistic criminals of our
time: The
Trailside Killer in San Francisco, the Atlanta Child murderer. He has
contronted,
interviewed and researched dozens of serial killers and assassins --
including
Charles Manson, Richard Speck, John Wayne Gacy, and James Earl Ray --
for a
landmark study to understand their motives. To get inside their minds.
He is Special Agent John Douglas, the model for law enforcement legend
Jack
Crawford in Thomas Harris's thrillers "Red Dragon" and "The Silence of
the
Lambs," and the man who ushered in a new age in bahavorial science and
criminal profiling. Recently retired after twenty-five years of service,
John
Douglas can finally tell his unique and compelling story. With
journalist Mark